Attire - temps will be in the low 60s. If it were me, I'd wear jeans, a light long or 3/4 sleeve shirt or, with a down vest or light jacket.

Of course, if it's raining, my attire would be different - I'd add a rain jacket and rain boots.

What did you think of my above itinerary????? Thanks for weather info.

>>DAy 1 - Fly in to San Jose at 1:00. Get rental car start driving towards Henry Cowell park to see Redwood trees. 1 1/2 hr. DRive towards Monterey. See Fishermans Wharf and Cannery Row. Supper at <<

With a 1PM arrival at SJC and visiting Henry Cowell - you probably be eating dinner before you get to Monterey/Fisherman's Wharf/Cannery Row.

Say you are in the car an on the road by 2PM then maybe 60 minutes to Felton and a minimum of 2 hours in the park. Then about 90 minutes to Monterey.

I'd maybe hit Phil's Fish Market in Moss Landing.

That would give you day 4 to do 17 Mile drive if you want, explore Cannery Row/ the Aquarium, Fisherman's Wharf, and possibly a whale watching trip.

I'd personally cut 17 mile Drive - but that is easy for me to say since I've been n the area MANY time. But honestly -- just going to breakfast or lunch at Spanish Bay/Pebble Beach would be better.

>>I'd maybe hit Phil's Fish Market in Moss Landing.<<

. . . I meant for dinner that evening.

Delicious cioppino!

To me that itinerary is a little too much driving around. You've not left time for simply enjoying the time in Carmel.

Beach, walk, shop, eat, browse, sip, relax, enjoy.

Thank you. Revised

DAy 1 - Fly in to San Jose at 1:00. Get rental car start driving towards Henry Cowell park to see Redwood trees. Supper at Moss Landing Phils Fish House

DAy 2 THursday -----Drive toward Pt Lobos, and Big Sur. have lunch at Nepenthe.. DRive on to Phiefer Park. start back . Bixby bridge . Supper back in Carmel or Mission In.

DAy 3 Friday _ Breakfast at Village Corner, shopping, Cowboy winery, supper at Casanova rest.

DAy 4 Sat..?.......Wing it. enjoy Carmel--supper at The forge in the Forest.

DAy 5 Fly home

IS this better? Is DAy 2 too much...?...?.......Anything else that is a must see?

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Monterey Bay Aquarium.

In November, the Monarch butterflies will be getting back to PG to overwinter.

Skip Forge in theForest--there many better places in Carmel.See Patty's recommerations in her post.

I think that's a nice itinerary. And I happen to like Forge in the Forest, so I think it's a good choice for dinner :)

OMG. Maybe this trip wasn't meant to be. The poor people experiencing the Fire in Sana Rosa. prayers go out to you. Thinking we should cancel this trip!!!!!!! San Jose, Carmel, Big Sur. Help. Need your thoughts from people in the area. thank you. Trip is Nov. 8th. God bless.

Sorry, but why would you cancel your trip due to fires that are nowhere near where you’re going? The fires are devastating (my friends brothers house burned down) but you may as well never travel - there’s always something bad happening somewhere.

Ditto sf7307.

Canceling a trip to the Carmel area because if (horrible) fires in the Sonoma/Napa area makes no sense to me.

Those fires are hours away... no reason to cancel your trip at all.

sf7307:

Sorry to hijack this thread but I am so sorry for your brothers loss and trouble. Devastating. I am in the Santa Barbara area where we often have fires and am stunned that so many homes and structures have burned. Is it the winds or the topography that are making this so deadly? It's just hard to imagine... Again, so sorry for your families troubles.

Definitely no reason to cancel. These fires won't affect your trip in the least. Other than some bad air in SJ, you won't even no anything is going on - and our air in SJ has cleared up considerably.

lynni - One of the major issues has been wind - it fans the flames of course, and embers are flying up to a mile and starting new fires. So instead of a well-defined fire area, it's been hopscotching around. I think that's how it jumped Hwy 101. Normally firefighters have a more than decent chance of holding the line at a major roadway like that, but not this time. And it's super dry with low humidity.

lynni, thank you, but it wasn't my brother - it was my friend's brother. And he was away from home visiting her at the time. His wife was able to evacuate safely with their pets. A friend who lives near Santa Rosa (but not near the fires, yet) said she's heard from 8 people about other people they know who've lost their homes. It's awful.